Episode 2

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1st Mar 2023

S12E02 - Mos Def, The New Danger

After five years, Mos Def, a.k.a. Yasiin Bey, finally delivered The New Danger in 2004, the follow-up to his heralded debut and an infamously polarizing work that Moulz & Mel aim to reckon with once and for all. SPECIAL GUEST REVIEWER: @CrowleyHead -------------------- Intro (0:00) -- The Rating System, Explained (9:06 - 11:48) -- The Rap Rankings Game (36:35) -- RAB Express: Arrested Development, Zingalamaduni (1:45:02) -- This Week In Moulz & Mel (2:25:20) -- The New Danger Info (2:52:25) -- Track 1: "The Boogie Man Song" (3:43:01) -- Track 2: "Freaky Black Greetings" (4:12:34) -- Track 3: "Ghetto Rock" (4:31:38) -- Track 4: "Zimzallabim" (4:36:15) -- Track 5: "The Rape Over" [w/ @CrowleyHead] (4:46:20) -- Track 6: "Blue Black Jack" (6:31:04) -- Track 7: "Bedstuy Parade & Funeral March" (6:53:02) -- Track 8: "Sex, Love & Money" (6:58:13) -- Track 9: "Sunshine" (7:03:13) -- Track 10: "Close Edge" (7:15:26) -- Track 11: "The Panties" (7:21:37) -- Track 12: "War" (8:09:34) -- Track 13: "Grown Man Business (Fresh Vintage Bottles)" (8:16:11) -- Track 14: "Modern Marvel" (8:21:56) -- Track 15: "Life Is Real" (8:31:08) -- Track 16: "The Easy Spell" (8:42:27) -- Track 17: "The Beggar" (8:48:28) -- Track 18: "Champion Requiem" (8:52:17) -- Ranking The New Danger (8:59:24) -- Outro (9:02:51)

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